Back-End Engineer (Python)

At Preply, we are unlocking human potential through learning. We believe learning with a great tutor is life-changing. That's why we match online tutors from across the globe with learners and empower them to create live language classes with AI-powered tools and learning materials.

The Preply Engineering Team provides the tools to help unlock human potential through learning. We work primarily with Python/Django to build scalable and robust applications. We implement A/B tests to prove the value of our initiatives and improve our product based on data and student/tutor feedback. We prioritize monitoring and metrics analysis to identify areas for optimization and ensure our services are performing at their best.

As a Back-End Engineer (Python), you'll be working in a cross-functional Growth team alongside 5 other engineers, Product Manager, Tech Lead, Data Analytics, and Engineering Manager to deliver the best first experience to our users (upper funnel). Your responsibilities will include:

• Exploring new strategic bets for the company
• Developing features and A/B tests around the first users' experience
• Supporting the product team in ideation, hypothesis validation, and experimentation
• Improving the observability and quality of the system
• Enhancing our best practices (test culture, code reviews, monitoring, and scalability of our tools)
• Collaborating with Product Manager, Researchers, and Data leaders to ensure the best user experience

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• Senior-level experience building modern applications in Python/Django
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (minimum B2 English level)
• Data-oriented mindset, with SQL, Amplitude, and Looker skills being beneficial
• Pragmatic approach to balance short-term development speed with long-term technical quality
• Leadership skills to solve problems with high uncertainty and many stakeholders
• Expertise in troubleshooting issues and setting up safeguards
• Willingness to be on-call for your squad (1 week every 5 weeks)

Join Preply and be part of our mission to re-engineer education, provide outstanding experiences for our global community of language learners, and build authentic connections across the world.